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<p>Rain gardens capture roof, lawn and driveway runoff from low to medium density residential lots. These can be simple gardens constructed by the homeowner as a retrofit, or they can be professionally designed into a residential development. | <p>Rain gardens capture roof, lawn and driveway runoff from low to medium density residential lots. These can be simple gardens constructed by the homeowner as a retrofit, or they can be professionally designed into a residential development. | ||
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{{TextBox|1=Rain gardens are ideal for: | {{TextBox|1=Rain gardens are ideal for: | ||
*Capturing the flow from disconnected downspouts | *Capturing the flow from disconnected downspouts | ||
*Community design/build projects for raising awareness about stormwater capture and functional landscapes}} | *Community design/build projects for raising awareness about stormwater capture and functional landscapes}} | ||
<p><strong>The fundamental components of a rain garden are:</strong> | <p><strong>The fundamental components of a rain garden are:</strong> | ||
*An amended soil mix | *An amended soil mix | ||
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*An overflow channel to another are of garden | *An overflow channel to another are of garden | ||
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===Planning Considerations=== | ===Planning Considerations=== | ||
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===Design=== | ===Design=== | ||
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===Incentives and Credits=== | ===Incentives and Credits=== | ||
<h4>In Ontario</h4> | <h4>In Ontario</h4> | ||
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===See Also=== | ===See Also=== | ||
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Revision as of 12:18, 13 July 2017
This article is about planted installations designed to capture surface runoff in an amended soil.
For more highly engineered systems, see Bioretention cells.
Overview[edit]
Rain gardens capture roof, lawn and driveway runoff from low to medium density residential lots. These can be simple gardens constructed by the homeowner as a retrofit, or they can be professionally designed into a residential development.
Rain gardens are ideal for:
- Capturing the flow from disconnected downspouts
- Community design/build projects for raising awareness about stormwater capture and functional landscapes
The fundamental components of a rain garden are:
- An amended soil mix
- Suitable planting
Additional components may include:
- A splash pad of rocks to prevent the downspout flow from eroding the soil
- An overflow channel to another are of garden
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Disconnected downspout routing water into a rain garden.
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